Married to US Citizen After TN Job Got Terminated

[Canadianfriend 0]

I hope this message finds you well. I'm reaching out for guidance following a recent change in my employment and visa status. Last Friday, after my employer unexpectedly terminated my role, my fiancé (a U.S. citizen) and I accelerated our plans and decided to marry, aiming to begin the process of adjusting my status to obtain a Green Card. My TN visa, initially valid until December 2025, was tied to my employment, prompting this swift change in our personal and legal circumstances.

 

Given these developments, I'm seeking clarity on whether I need to leave the U.S. within the 60-day grace period that typically follows employment termination (before May 29, 2024), or if I can remain in the country to complete the necessary paperwork for my Green Card application.

 

While securing new employment under a TN visa remains a concern, I'm in a fortunate position financially and can afford some time without immediate employment. My priority is to navigate this transition correctly and expediently to ensure my status adjustment proceeds smoothly.

 

Thank you in advance for your advice and assistance.

 

 

[Boiler 45,482]

You can stay

 

Marry and file asap

[Dashinka 24,492]

If you already got married, file the I485/I131/I765 as soon as you get the marriage certificate.  No need to leave, and in fact you will not want to leave the US until you get either the AP card or the green card.

 

Good Luck!

Edited April 2 by Dashinka

[Canadianfriend 0]

For I-485 if I live in Dallas do I have to submit form to Dallas office?

 

I'm worried they are really slow. My Dad is very sick and may die, so hoping to be able to go to his funeral. 

[Boiler 45,482]

Goes to the Lockbox

 

You could try to expedite buy no guarantee. Or Consulate process.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from K3 Process & Procedures to Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas forum.

[hmwtx 9]

Had almost exactly the same situation - except that my husband was on an expiring student visa and his employer had filed for but then dropped the pursuit of an employment visa for him to stay, in the process also terminating him over a legal issue caused by his ex-girlfriend.  His student visa and the EAD he got with that expired at the end of April 2024.  We got married on 3/22/24 and immediately filed his I-485 and my I-130.  We got his EAD/AP at the beginning of July, and now the interview is scheduled for 8/8/24.  He has been living in my house since before the wedding, and we did marry quite quickly after we got together, but not just for the purpose of getting his green card... so there isn't any fraud for them to uncover.  The roughest part so far has actually been getting a certified copy of his 2010 divorce from Singapore.  It has arrived, though, so we're good to go on the checklist of stuff they want us to bring to the interview.  

The legal issue is a non-issue now, because while he was arrested based on her now-known-to-be-false allegations, he was no-billed by the grand jury and the prosecutor has dropped the case and an expunction order is in process.  

[OldUser 6,640]

On 8/1/2024 at 2:59 PM, hmwtx said:

The legal issue is a non-issue now, because while he was arrested based on her now-known-to-be-false allegations, he was no-billed by the grand jury and the prosecutor has dropped the case and an expunction order is in process.  

One detail though. Expungements mean little to USCIS. The applicant will always have to disclose arrests and provide all paperwork even if the case was based on false allegations and in the end, the charges were dropped.

[hmwtx 9]

We have the arrest documents, the bail bond stuff, and the expungement order in the file folder we're taking with us, and a copy of the grand jury no-bill, and a letter from the district clerk saying that they do not have any file related to this case (they never bothered to make one, since the grand jury refused to indict).  It's a non issue.  I'm a litigation paralegal, paperwork does not scare me lol